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Golden Lions Chat with Football Linebacker Coach Deion Roberson

8/12/2019 10:00:00 AM

Q: How did you get started with football?

A: I started at the age of 7 with pee wee league and fell in love with the game early.
 

Q: What emotions do you feel when you see one of your linebackers make a great hit. 

A: Over excitement every time, it's always amazing to see these student-athletes hard work and it pays off. As a coach, there's no better feeling.
 

Q: Who has influenced you most as a player/coach?

A: My college position coach played a significant role in shaping me to be an All-American defensive player on the field and teaching me tough life lessons off the field. 
 

Q: If you weren't playing football, what do you think you would be into? 

A: I'm all in! I live to make an impact on these young men's lives and couldn't see myself doing anything different.

 
Q:   What is the best part of competing?

A: WINNING! It's the reason you push yourself as a player and coach. 

 

Q: Three words to describe Coach Ro?

A: Resilient, Passionate, and Understanding 
 

Q: FILL IN THE BLANK.  The best all-time defensive player in the NFL is _________. 

A: Ray Lewis, not only was he an all-time great player, but he was a leader of men and made guys around him better. "That's a true linebacker." 

 



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